KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — A total of 69,235 security and rescue personnel are ready to be deployed to handle possible flood disasters in the country, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said they comprise 21,018 personnel from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), 18,511 from the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), 14,829 from the Fire and Rescue Department, 10,510 from the Civil Defence Force (APM) and 4,367 from the Volunteer Corps Department (RELA).
“This number will be increased if it is not enough.
“PDRM and other agencies under the Home Ministry (KDN) like RELA, APM and MAF are ready (to be mobilised) for floods,” he said.
He said this at a press conference after attending a briefing on the 15th general election and Northeast Monsoon 2022 at Bukit Aman here today.
